Caring For My "Caregiver"...List of triggers grew every time i left the house. Mike's wife no longer smelled of perfume, or hair products....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCaregiving
Rituxan...I spoke with a family member that uses Rituxan in transplant medicine who feels it’s a good choice for me. I learned about “infusion reactions”....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesBiologic Medication
Terrible pain...…so after I spoke the receptionist (an angel) she was very empathetic with me she managed to find me an appt next Monday with a new rheumatologist, finders...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesFlares & Flare Management
Not Yet Diagnosed - Opinions, Advice Welcome...They don't look swollen, but I can tell that they are and I sometimes get red spots over my knuckles....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Can you be in remission for 20 years +?...The doctors there put me on prednisone and two days later I was up cleaning house and feeling so much better....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Getting a diagnosis...like a diagnosis is, if I ever get to the point where going into work is too difficult (which seems possible since currently just walking around in my house...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesTips & AdviceInsurance & DisabilityDiagnosis
MTX or Job Burnout or Both?...When I do it after 5 I am a zombie and my house is a mess, nothing gets done....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
Could I have RA?...A year ago I was a vibrant woman working in her garden, dancing for exercise, and doing all that woman my age do to live...clean house, wash clothes, etc...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
FeaturedConversation of the Week: Breaking Up With A Rheumatologist...I.e. family members, spouses, boyfriends/girlfriends, friends, etcetera. Let me explain further....Reactions 0 reactions Comments71 repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsTips & AdviceVenting
I need help...Trying to run the house and keep it clean and just keep up with everything. I did not need this diagnosis....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
FeaturedExercising with the S.T.O.P. Method - Example Exercises...Do it slow - 3 seconds up, pause for a second, three seconds down....Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 repliesExercise
shoulder discomfort: are my arms attached?...About two weeks ago, I developed severe, significant pain to not only the usual spots (knees, wrists, hand bones), I also started having severe muscle...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSymptoms
Does anyone have R.A & Type 1 diabetes?...Its so VERY discouraging though having 2 invisible diseases and I basically feel like everyone thinks Im a big baby or a nut case out side our house anyways...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Advice on First Flare...I have had morning stiffness for some time and small joint pain, but when I started having to take the stairs in my house one step at a time...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly Diagnosed
Newly Diagnosed...My uncle has RA and has said that he keeps a house in Florida for his flare-ups because the humid air feels so much better....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
I Just Can't...My boyfriend makes sure everything around house is done so I don't try and get up, apparently I'm no very pleasant those days lol ....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Anyone Else Sick of Justifying Your Decisions to Protect Yourself in a World that has Covid in It?...Things the answer was no to: family Christmas dinner in a house with several unvaccinated people; shopping for groceries in the store(I live in the 7th...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesCoping
Feeling so So so Lost.......I went in to see him; he was a little man, who spoke very fast....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
